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Nuclear Reactor

US Selects 11 Firms for Program to Fast-Track Small Nuclear Test Reactors

On August 12, 2025, the U.S. Department of Energy announced the selection of 11 companies for a pilot program to develop and test advanced nuclear reactors. The…

South Africa

Vodacom’s 5G VoNR Call Marks New Era in South African Mobile Communication

Vodacom South Africa has completed the country’s first native voice call over a 5G network, known as Voice over New Radio (VoNR). The call was made using …

Wave Energy

US Wave Energy Project Moves Into Pre-Operation Stage

Eco Wave Power has installed its energy conversion unit (ECU) at the Port of Los Angeles, marking a significant step toward operational testing for its first U.…

Electric Vehicles

BYD Further Improves Fifth-Generation DM Hybrid Tech With Fuel Consumption Lowered to 2.6l/100KM

On August 5, BYD announced an upgrade to its fifth-generation DM (Dual Mode) hybrid technology, achieving a new standard in fuel efficiency. The updated system,…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Hot Testing of Second Taipingling Unit Completed

China General Nuclear (CGN) announced the successful completion of hot functional tests at Unit 2 of the Taipingling nuclear power plant in Guangdong, China. On…

Hydro Generator Unit

BC Hydro Commissions 5th Generation Unit at Site C Project

BC Hydro’s 1,100MW Site C hydroelectric project in northeastern British Columbia has reached a key milestone with the successful commissioning of its fift…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Cold Testing Completed at Tianwan Unit 7

China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) announced the successful completion of cold hydrostatic testing at Unit 7 of the Tianwan nuclear power plant in Jiangs…

Kuwait

Ooredoo Kuwait Taps Ericsson for Cloud-Native 5G Charging Infrastructure

Ooredoo Kuwait has entered into a partnership with Ericsson to modernize its charging system, marking a significant step in enhancing its 5G capabilities. The u…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Rooppur 1 Hot Testing Under Way

The first unit of the Rooppur nuclear power plant, located 160 kilometers from Dhaka, Bangladesh, is undergoing hot testing as part of its commissioning, per At…

Nuclear Reactor

Kairos Power Installs Third Test Unit Reactor Vessel

Kairos Power has completed the installation of a 14-foot-tall reactor vessel for its third Engineering Test Unit (ETU 3.0), a non-nuclear prototype under constr…

Switzerland

Sulzer to Deliver Carbon-Capture System for Kezo Waste-To-Energy Plant in Switzerland

Sulzer Ltd., based in Winterthur, Switzerland, has entered into an agreement with KEZO, Zurich Oberland’s waste utilization service provider, to develop a…

Singapore

BDx Launches Southeast Asia’s First Hybrid Quantum AI Testbed in Singapore

On July 11, 2025, BDx Data Centers, in partnership with Anyon Technologies, launched Southeast Asia’s first hybrid quantum AI testbed at its SIN1 data cen…

Japan

Softbank and Nokia Begin 6G 7GHz Outdoor Trial in Tokyo Using Massive MIMO

SoftBank, in collaboration with Nokia, launched an outdoor trial in June 2025 in Tokyo’s Ginza district to test the 7GHz band, a centimeter-wave frequency…

China

China Pens Argentine Soymeal Test Deal With Eye on US Trade War Disruption

Chinese companies have finalized their first purchase of Argentine soymeal since China approved imports from Argentina in 2019. This move aims to diversify supp…

Solar Cell

JinkoSolar Achieves World Record Efficiency of 27.02% for Topcon Solar Cell

JinkoSolar, a leading Chinese solar module manufacturer, has achieved a new world record for n-type TOPCon solar cell efficiency, reaching 27.02%. The result wa…